FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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Decayed remains of plants and animals are called ____
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litter
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clay
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humus
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soil
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Humus is dark, organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decays. When plants drop leaves, twigs, and other material to the ground, it piles up. This material is called leaf litter. When animals die, their remains add to the litter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Humus is the layer formed on soil due to the decomposition of dead plants and animals by microbes. Humus supplies nutrients to the soil.
Detailed explanation-3: -Soil is partly made up of decaying plant or animal remains. These are called organic matter or humus and contain the living and once living components of our soil. Soil mostly contains pieces of disintegrating rocks or inorganic matter, water, and air.
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